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Alexander Semin has reportedly signed a new contract with Magnitogorsk of the KHL.

The deal is reportedly for one year. Semin took off for Russia after being released by the Canadiens early in the 2015-16 season. The 32-year-old five goals and 14 points in 20 KHL games and he added seven goals and 15 points in 23 playoff games. Semin won the KHL title with Magnitogorsk last season. May 29 - 10:42 PM

Following that, the Montreal Canadiens announced that the two sides have mutually agreed to terminate Semin's contract. That frees Semin up to pursue other opportunities in Europe. He had just one goal and three assists in 15 games with Montreal. Thu, Dec 10, 2015 12:39:00 PM

Semin's contract will likely be terminated by way of mutual agreement should he go unclaimed. It would be surprising if someone claimed him now given that he just cleared through normal waivers on Monday. He had just a goal and three assists in 15 games with Montreal. The question now is if his NHL career is over at the age of 31. It would be unfortunate is true given his talent, but he hasn't come anywhere near living up to expectations for quite some time. Wed, Dec 9, 2015 12:16:00 PM

Tomas Plekanec is expected to move to the top line following injuries to Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais.

Plekanec scored a goal for just the second time this season Tuesday night, which ended a 13-game drought. He also added an assist in Montreal's 3-2 overtime loss to St. Louis. The Canadiens will be hoping for more production like that from Plekanec now because they are hurting badly down the middle. It was announced Wednesday that Galchenyuk and Desharnais would miss six to eight weeks.

Andrew Shaw scored the only goal in a 2-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks Tuesday night.

Shaw earned a goal in his first game of the season, but then went 13 more without another. He turned a little corner on November 12th in a 5-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings with his second goal of the year and he has had three more in the past eight games. That makes him an interesting dark horse.

Phillip Danault scored a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Not bad for a guy who was a game time decision because of an illness. The Canadiens put together an impressive performance considering it was their first game back from a long road trip. They were also without Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais tonight. In their absence, Danault stepped up. He opened the scoring by tipping in a Nathan Beaulieu shot in the first period and he also assisted on Artturi Lehkonen's second period goal. Danault has six goals and five assists in 27 games this season. He doesn't have any value in standard leagues.

Artturi Lehkonen scored the only goal for the Canadiens in a 2-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Friday.

Lehkonen's goal came with under two minutes to play but the Habs couldn't muster up anything else in the dying moments of the game. They have now only managed a late goal in consecutive games, and will need to find ways to score in a hurry before the end of their west coast road trip. The goal marks the first point Lehkonen has recorded in his last nine games played and he currently sits at four points in 15 games played this season. We wouldn't recommend adding him at the moment.

Through the first 34 games of his NHL career, Carr has posted just seven goals and 11 points. Which includes two points in 11 games this season. It doesn't seem as though he's found his way with the big boys just yet.

Torrey Mitchell scored a pair of goals in Montreal's 5-2 win over New Jersey on Thursday night.

He is being tasked with centering Montreal's second line between Brendan Gallagher and Paul Byron. Mitchell has seven goals and nine points in 27 games this season. He had gone 12 straight contests without a point prior to Thursday's match and he hadn't scored a goal since Nov. 2 versus Vancouver.

Shea Weber notched a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to Ottawa.

He scored his league-leading seventh power-play marker of the season and picked up a helper on Alex Galchenyuk's man-advantage tally during the third period. Weber has produced 10 of his 17 points this season on the power play.

Jeff Petry scored a goal and an assist in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Petry opened the scoring at the 14:19 mark of the second period. He also helped set up Andrew Shaw's goal that cut Carolina's lead to 3-2 with 4:31 remaining in the game. Petry has three goals and six assists in 17 games this season.

Carey Price stopped 19 of 21 shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.

The interesting part of this game came late in the first period when Devils forward Kyle Palmieri lost an edge and crashed into Price. The Canadiens goalie was furious with Palmieri. Price punched Palmieri with his blocker once in the head and two more times in the body. The Habs netminder picked up four minutes for roughing on the play, while Palmieri got two minutes for interference. It's important to remember that Price has dealt with his share of injuries in the last few seasons. The 29-year-old has a 15-3-1 record with a 1.83 goals-against-average and a .940 save percentage. He's the best fantasy option at his position.

Al Montoya blew a late 2-0 lead, eventually falling 3-2 to the Blues in overtime on Tuesday.

Montoya stopped 28 of 31 shots, including all eight during the penalty kill. Ultimately, he got saddled with just one of the two standings points he was supposed to acquire. His record falls to 3-3-2 with a .903 save percentage and 25 goals against.